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Is Italiamo Lasagne - Spinach & Ricotta ultra-processed?

400g Prepared lasagne Sold in Ireland

Pack of Italiamo Lasagne - Spinach & Ricotta

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 18 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed prepared lasagne

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Water, Durum Wheat Semolina, Spinach 12.5%, Ricotta Cheese 6.9% (Milk, Salt, Acid (Lactic Acid)), Cheese 5%, Cream, Onions, Modified Starch, Rapeseed Oil, Wheat Flour, Skimmed Milk Powder, Salt, Garlic, Spices

Additives: E14XX Modified Starch , E270 Lactic acid

As written on the pack

Water, Durum Wheat Semolina, 12.5 % Spinach, 6.9% Ricotta Cheese (Milk, Salt, Acid: Lactic Acid), 5 % Cheese (Milk), Cream (Milk), Onions, Modified Starch, Rapeseed Oil, Wheat Flour, Skimmed Milk Powder, Salt, Garlic, Spices.

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • E14xx Modified Starch Modified starches (E1400 to E1452) are starches treated physically, with enzymes or chemically so that they thicken and hold up to heating, freezing or acidity better than ordinary starch.
  • Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.
5 ingredients that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.
  • Milk powder Milk powder is milk with the water evaporated off: a preserved form of a whole food rather than an industrial extract.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 66 prepared lasagne

From least to most processed, this one ranks 44th. 70% of the prepared lasagne here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 66 prepared lasagne, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4056489815990, last edited 2 April 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.